I wonder, are there non Homo Sapiens remains in Scotland? Certainlly these settlers were the first after the last glaciation, and probably they were the first Homo Sapiens that walked over what today is Scotland. But it could happen that Neanderthals or other previous hominids had done the same during previous interglacials.

I wonder, are there non Homo Sapiens remains in Scotland? Certainlly these settlers were the first after the last glaciation, and probably they were the first Homo Sapiens that walked over what today is Scotland. But it could happen that Neanderthals or other previous hominids had done the same during previous interglacials.

I think one must believe that they did Frank but as yet no remains of hominids or neanderthals that predate the last ice age have as yet been found.

Only Homo Sapiens remains have been found in Scotland so far.
There are Neanderthal remains to be found in southern England and it is not inconceivable that they migrated north as far as Scotland but no proof has yet been found.

Only Homo Sapiens remains have been found in Scotland so far.
There are Neanderthal remains to be found in southern England and it is not inconceivable that they migrated north as far as Scotland but no proof has yet been found.

Perhaps Neanderthals had no need to move northwards - they may have had all they needed in the south.

Homo Sapiens may have moved north to avoid competition. Think of the Inuit as an example.